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Tag: Divorce

Family Law

Partner appointment at Samuel Phillips Law

Sara Stockdale, a highly regarded family law solicitor joins Samuel Phillips Law as a partner in the family team

Family Law

Divorce and Anxiety

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Sarah Ward from our Family law team explores the effect of divorce on anxiety.

Family Law

Menopause and Divorce Settlements 

Whilst there is an increasing awareness of the impact that the menopause can have on a woman’s health, there is a lack of awareness as to how the menopause interrelates with divorce settlements.

Family Law

Maintenance Payments and the Cost of Living Crisis

We are seeing a surge in enquiries both from people reliant on spousal maintenance and from those paying spousal maintenance, asking if the amount of maintenance can be varied or stopped altogether. 

Family Law

Good Divorce Week

Samuel Phillips Law is offering free 30 minute consultations during Good Divorce Week to separated parents who require advice on the arrangements for their children. 

Family Law

Can’t afford to separate?

Finances should never hold you back from leaving an unhappy marriage, particularly an abusive one.

Family Law

Divorce during the cost of living crisis

In the midst of a cost of living crisis, and with a stressful winter ahead with soaring energy prices, this is the first of a series of blogs examining the impact of the crisis on couples and families.

Family Law

Married at First Sight

The new series of the popular reality TV show ‘Married at First Sight UK’ began this week on E4. In this show, couples are matched with their future ‘spouses’ by researchers and meet them for the first when walking down the aisle to get married. Jonathan Fuller, Family Law Solicitor at Samuel Phillips Law outlines how the position is different in real life.

Family Law

No-Fault Divorce – The Basics

In less than a month the biggest shake up to divorce laws, for over half a century, shall come into force. The change aims to reduce conflict between a divorcing couple.

Family Law

What happens if I get back together with my spouse – can the divorce be stopped?

If you and your spouse reconcile at any time, even after the pronouncement of Decree Nisi (but before Decree Absolute) you can ask the court to cancel the Decree Nisi and dismiss the Petition. If you have a solicitor acting for you, make sure you inform them straightaway that you wish to stop the divorce.

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